- Author
- A.N. Other
- Subjects
- Early warships
- Tags
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- RAN Ships
- None noted.
- Publication
- August 1972 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)
Photo L. Traynor
The arrival of five American ships including the Confederate raider SHENANDOAH in early 1865 startled the residents of Port Melbourne. The raider’s visit triggered an international crisis and involved the British Government in years of bitter and costly litigation.
ln this rare photograph SHENANDOAH is shown on the right.